GRE Word List
MALADROIT
lacking adroitness : inept
The meaning of the word maladroit is lacking adroitness : inept.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| pitfall | trap |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |